Brian Saunders (weightlifter)
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Brian Saunders was a male weightlifter who competed for England.
Weightlifting career
Saunders was the last person to be both the British Amateur Weight Lifters' Association (BAWLA) weightlifting champion and BAWLA powerlifting champion; the latter of which he won in 1970 and 1974.{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfpa.co.uk/profiles/ken%20Smith.pdf|title=Profile - Ken Smith|publisher=BDFPA}}
He represented England in the super heavyweight category of +110 kg Combined, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/edinburgh-1970/athletes|title=1970 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/edinburgh-1970|title=Edinburgh, 1970 Team|publisher=Team England}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/55106|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}
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